Melissa and I have just released the newest NaturExplorers unit – Snow and Ice!

We’re hosting a giveaway at Shining Dawn Books.  Be sure to sign up by Sunday night for your chance to win!

November proved to be a great time of the year for a rock study!  We learned about rocks and minerals, life under rocks and even had great luck finding fossils in rocks.
What are fossils?  They’re remains of plant or animal life from the past.  As the song from Buddy Davis from Answers in Genesis goes…”billions [...]

What a wonderful month studying ponds!  Here are the resources that have been in the sidebar.  November = rocks!

Last week’s nature study compared a new pond structure to the older ponds we have been studying.

The kiddos observed the differences in plant life, animal life, general activity and sounds.
We also compared how the new pond was man-made, while the others we have observed were natural depressions in the land.  You can see the bank [...]

Our nature topic of the month is ponds. We’ve been having so much fun studying plant life, water birds, erosion, pond sources, pond health and so much more! Our most recent trip to a pond focused on pond plants. Below are some pictures of the wonderful finds – even in October!
Ideas for [...]